第12頁（共12頁）Unit1BritishandAmericanEnglishsectionAIntroduction一、閱讀下列句子,說出黑體詞的含義1.Wehadtoqueueforhourstogetin.含義:

2.Doyouseethepointofmyremark?含義:

3.Hehittheballwithjustaflickofthewrist.含義:

4.Canyouanalyzethestructureofthesentenceforme?含義:

5.Ourresearchworkisprogressingsteadily.含義:

6.Thelinguistisgoingtogivealecturetomorrow.含義:

7.Itissaidthatthefirstsettlersofthiscountryareprisoners.含義:

8.Theequipmentpickedupthesignalfromthesatellite.含義:

二、閱讀理解AAperson'snameisveryimportant.SomenamesalsohavespecialmeaningsinpopularAmericanexpressions.AnaverageJoewaswalkingdownthestreetandwaslost.AnaverageJoeisacommonperson—eithermaleorfemale.HedidnotknowJackaboutwherehewasgoing.Bythis，Imeanhedidnotknowanythingaboutwheretofindthingsinthecity.SoaverageJoeaskedJohnQ．Public，alsoacommonperson—maleorfemale，fordirectionstothenearestbank.“JeezLouise，”saidJohnQ．Public.Thisisanexpressionofsurprise.“JeezLouise，don'tyouknowthatallbanksareclosedtoday？ItisSaturday.”“ForPete'ssake，Idonotbelieveyou，”saidaverageJoe.Thisisalsoanexpressionusedtoshowafeelinglikesurpriseordisappointment.HewasbeingadoubtingThomas，someonewhodoesnotbelieveanythingheistold.Atthatmoment，JoeBlow，alsoanexpressionforacommonman，waswalkingdownthestreetwithawoman.NowthisJoeBlowwasnotwalkingnexttoaplainJane，meaningawomanwhoisneitheruglynorpretty.Sheissimplyplain.No，thewomanwithJoeBlowwasarealSheila—abeautifulwoman.AverageJoeaskedthewoman.“Noway，Joe，manybanksareopenonSaturdays，”sheanswered.Thisisawayofsaying“no”．AverageJoedidnotknoweitherofthesetwopeoplefromAdam.Thatis，hedidnotknowthematall.Buthefollowedtheirdirectionstothenearestbank.Whenhearrived，hewalkedtothedeskofthechiefbankemployee.NowthismanwasatrueJackofalltrades.Heknewhowtodoeverything.“IamheretowithdrawsomemoneysoIcanpaymytaxestoUncleSam，”saidaverageJoe.UncleSamrepresentstheUnitedStatesgovernment.ThebankerproducedsomepapersandtoldaverageJoetosignhisJohnHancockatthebottom.AJohnHancockisaperson'ssignedname—asignature.Historically，JohnHancockwasoneofthesignersoftheUnitedStatesDeclarationofIndependence.Hancockhadabeautifulsignatureandsignedhisnamelargerthanalltheothers.AsaverageJoeleftthebankhebegantosing.Butsadly，averageJoewasnotagoodsinger.HewasaJohnnyOneNote.Hecouldonlysingonenote.1．Accordingtothepassage，wecaninferthatprobablyshowgreatinterestinthecontent.A．bankers B．historiansC．linguists D．guides2．Whichoftheexpressionsmentionedinthepassagehavethesamemeaning?A．AnaverageJoe&JohnQ．Public.B．JoeBlow&JohnHancock.C．AplainJane&arealSheila.D．AnaverageJoe&atrueJackofalltrades.3．WhichofthefollowingcanstandforthegovernmentoftheUSA?A．JohnQ．Public. B．JoeBlow.C．UncleSam. D．JohnHancock.4．Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby.A．raisingquestionsandansweringB．raisingupastoryandgivingexamplesC．comparingonethingwithanotherD．a(chǎn)nalyzingandsolvingproblemsBTheworldischangingsofastthatEnglish，perhapsthemostworldlyoflanguages，isstrugglingtokeepup.Learnersinthefuturearelikelytobemuchyounger.Youngchildrenareoftensaidtobebetteratlanguageslearningthanolderlearnersbuttheyalsohavespecialchallenges.Youngchildrendon'tusuallyhavethekindofinstrumentalmotivationanddeterminationforlearningEnglishthatolderlearnersoftenhave.Englishlessonsmustthereforebefunandrewarding.ThereasonswhypeoplelearnEnglisharealsochanging.GlobalizationisbringingtogethermorepeoplethaneverwhospeakdifferentlanguagesandwhoareturningtoEnglishasthemeansofcommunication.TheEnglishlearnersofthefuturemaybelessworriedaboutsoundingexactlylikeanativespeakerandmoreconcernedabouthowtouseEnglisheffectivelyincross-culturalcommunication.Wemaybehearingmorenon-nativespeakersindialoguesandawiderrangeofthe“NewEnglishes”nowusedaroundtheworld.TechnologywillallowEnglishtocometoyou，ratherthanyouhavingtogotoaspecialplacetolearnEnglish.LearningEnglishhasalwaysinvolvedbothpainandpleasure，privateeffortandsocialactivity.Traditionallearningprovidedtake-itorleave-itmixesoftheseaswellasofcontentbutinfuturelearnerswillbeabletochooseaplanwhichsuitstheirculturalandpsychologicaldisposition(性情)，ortheirparticularneedsatthatmoment.They，ratherthantheirteachers，willdecidehow，whatandwhentheywilllearn.Aboveall，learningEnglishisaboutcommunicationandanimportantbenefitoflearningEnglishisbeingabletoexchangeviewsandmakefriendswithpeopleallovertheworld.Despitethegrowingindependenceoflearners，trustedinstitutionsandbrandnameswillremainimportant.5．Comparedtoolderlearners，youngEnglishlearners.A．a(chǎn)remoreactiveinlearningB．a(chǎn)remorehard-workinginlearningC．havemoredifficultiesinlearningD．havelesslastingdeterminationinlearning6．WhatcanwelearnaboutthefutureEnglishlanguage?A．BritishEnglishwillbemorepopular.B．AmericanEnglishwillbemorepopular.C．MostpeoplewillspeakstandardEnglish.D．ManydifferentkindsofEnglisheswillappear.7．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．FutureEnglishlessonswillbemoreinteresting.B．Oldpeoplewon'thavetolearnEnglishinthefuture.C．PeoplewillpaymoreattentiontoEnglishpronunciation.D．Teacherswillplayamoreimportantroleinone'sEnglishlearning.8．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．LearningEnglishmeansnopaininthefuture.B．Englishtrainingschoolswillnotbepopularwithyoungpeopleinthefuture.C．Englishlearnerswillbecomelessindependentinthefuture.D．MoreattentionwillbepaidtopersonalneedsinEnglishlearninginthefuture.三、閱讀七選五Foursmartwaystohelpbuildyourchildren'svocabulary“Johnnynextdoorcannamehiscolors,butGloriacanhardlyevensayherownname.WhatamIdoingwrong？”__1__Butthegoodnewsisthatchildrenreallyareborntoabsorbthelanguagearoundthem.Thefollowingaresomewaystohelpbuildyourchild'svocabulary.Neverusebabytalk.Youngchildrenunderstandsomuchmorethantheycaninitiallyrepeat.__2__OfcourseyouarenotgoingtostartspeakingtoababyindifficultEnglish,butit'simportanttospeaktothemthewaythatyou'dspeaktoanybodyelse.Evenifyourchildcan'tordoesn'tusethesamevocabularywhenhetalks,itishelpinghislanguagedevelopment.Followyourchild'slead.__3__Tryingtoturnherattentionawayfromtheclown(小丑)sothatyoucanpointoutthewordfor“elephant”，isnotonlyfrustrating,butalsoit'sprobablynotdoingmuchgood.Insteadofdrivingtheconversation,you'llbemoresuccessfulinmakingwords“stick”，ifyoulookatwhatyourchildispayingattentionto.Encourageanykindofreading.Evenyoungkidswhohaven'tyetlearnedtoreadwillmemorizebooksthatthey'veoftenheard.Sogoaheadandhaveyourchild“fillin”wordsasyou'rereadingtogether.__4__Forolderchildrenwhoarealreadyreaders,it'simportanttoletthemchoosetheirownreadingmaterial.__5__Attwoyearsofage,somekidsmayonlyuseabout30wordswhileothersmaybeabletouse300words.Butthere'sverylittleevidencethatthosechildrenwith30wordsatagetwowillhaveworseoutcomesbythetimetheyarefiveorsixyearsofage.A．Sodon'ttalkdowntothem.B．Correctpronunciationgently.C．Don'tpanicifyourchildisslowtotalk.D．Itwillhelpwiththeirvocabularydevelopment.E．Thatsortofcomparisoncanleadtoalotofparentalanxiety.F．Let'ssayyou'retakingatriptothecircuswithyouryoungdaughter.G．Thebestthingthatparentscandoisreallyjusttalktotheirchildrenallthetime.一、閱讀下列句子,說出黑體詞的含義1.排隊(duì)(等候)2.講話3.輕打;抖動4.結(jié)構(gòu)5.持續(xù)地6.語言學(xué)家7.移民者8.衛(wèi)星二、閱讀理解1.C推理判斷題。本文的主旨是介紹美式英語中一些與名字有關(guān)的短語的含義，此現(xiàn)象屬于語言現(xiàn)象，由此可推知，語言學(xué)家可能對此文感興趣。2.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“AnaverageJoeisacommonperson—eithermaleorfemale.”以及第三段中的“SoaverageJoeaskedJohnQ．Public，alsoacommonperson—maleorfemale，fordirectionstothenearestbank.”可知，A項(xiàng)正確。3.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“UncleSamrepresentstheUnitedStatesgovernment.”可知選C。4.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可判斷，作者通過編排一系列情景介紹了一些相關(guān)的短語。5.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段“Youngchildrendon'tusuallyhavethekindofinstrumentalmotivationanddeterminationforlearningEnglishthatolderlearnersoftenhave.”一句可知孩子們在英語學(xué)習(xí)方面的動力和決心不如年齡大的英語學(xué)習(xí)者強(qiáng)。6.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段“Wemaybehearingmorenon-nativespeakersindialoguesandawiderrangeofthe‘NewEnglishes’nowusedaroundtheworld.”可知未來將會出現(xiàn)更多種類的英語。7.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的“Englishlessonsmustthereforebefunandrewarding.”可以判斷未來的英語課程將會更加有趣。8.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“...infuturelearnerswillbeabletochooseaplanwhichsuitstheirculturalandpsychologicaldisposition(性情)，ortheirparticularneeds...”可知在未來將會更加注重個(gè)人的特殊需要，英語學(xué)習(xí)將會更加個(gè)性化。三、閱讀七選五1．E根據(jù)空前句“Johnnynextdoorcann